Excitement

  • 11excitement */*/ — UK [ɪkˈsaɪtmənt] / US noun Word forms excitement : singular excitement plural excitements 1) [uncountable] the feeling of being excited The long wait only added to our excitement. There was great excitement amongst the crowd as they waited for… …

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  • 12excitement — ex|cite|ment [ ık saıtmənt ] noun ** 1. ) uncount the feeling of being excited: The long wait only added to our excitement. There was great excitement in the crowd as they waited for the president to arrive. excitement of: the excitement of… …

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  • 13excitement — [[t]ɪksa͟ɪtmənt[/t]] excitements N VAR You use excitement to refer to the state of being excited, or to something that excites you. Everyone is in a state of great excitement. ...the excitement of a thunderstorm... This game had its challenges,… …

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  • 14excitement — noun 1) the excitement of seeing a leopard in the wild Syn: thrill, pleasure, delight, joy; informal kick, buzz, charge, high 2) excitement in her eyes Syn: exhilaration, elation, animation, enthusiasm …

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  • 15excitement — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) State of being excited Nouns 1. excitement, excitation; stimulation, piquancy, provocation, arousal, incitement; animation, agitation, perturbation; intoxication, high pressure; exhilaration, passion,… …

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  • 16excitement — noun 1) the excitement of seeing a leopard in the wild Syn: thrill, pleasure, delight, joy; informal buzz 2) excitement in her eyes Syn: exhilaration, elation, animation, enthusiasm, eagerness, anticipation …

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  • 17excitement*/*/ — [ɪkˈsaɪtmənt] noun [U] the feeling of being excited The long wait only added to our excitement.[/ex] the excitement of winning a major championship[/ex] …

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  • 18excitement — noun 1. the feeling of lively and cheerful joy (Freq. 9) he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed • Syn: ↑exhilaration • Derivationally related forms: ↑excite, ↑exhilarate (for: ↑ …

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  • 19excitement — excite ex‧cite [ɪkˈsaɪt] verb [transitive] to produce a lot of activity in a market, with a lot of people buying and selling stocks and shares: • The auditors excited the market again yesterday by reporting sharply higher profits for the group.… …

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  • 20excitement — (è ksi te man) s. m. État de ce qui est excité. L excitement des esprits …

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